Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It really should not come as a surprise to find Lewis , who continues his professional career tonight against Bradford 's Steve Garber at Hull City Hall , owning up to such an unexpected hobby . |
2 | This may not come as a surprise to most of you , but relations between Britain — particularly England — and France are not at their best . |
3 | In other cases though , it becomes more difficult to pinpoint what might or might not act as a reward without very extensive knowledge of the animal 's previous experience . |
4 | Mum always bragged about never borrowing off anyone but I had noticed that since Dad had been on short time she seemed to have more money than ever to spend and was getting more friendly with the neighbours she could not stand as a rule . |
5 | CD 's fourth novel , and the first of the two serialized in his weekly periodical , Master Humphrey 's Clock , 1840–1 , after an early drop in sales had convinced him that the magazine could not succeed as a miscellany . |
6 | It need not come as a surprise to learn that Wittgenstein is in his own way a foundationalist . |
7 | it would go up as part of the service charge , the management charge would not change as a result |
8 | Oct. 1 had been the date set for signature of the accord , the main points of which had been agreed on Aug. 7 [ see p. 39039 ] , but on Sept. 29 Dhlakama announced that he would not sign as a number of issues remained to be resolved to his satisfaction . |
9 | Mr Gerlach , the acting head of state , said later he was ‘ not happy ’ about taking over his new role and would not stand as a candidate in the necessary Volkskammer election . |
10 | Mr Gerlach , the acting head of state , said later he was ‘ not happy ’ about taking over his new role and would not stand as a candidate in the necessary Volkskammer election . |
11 | Mr Gerlach , the acting head of state , said later he was ‘ not happy ’ about taking over his new role and would not stand as a candidate in the necessary Volkskammer election . |
12 | Sonia Gandhi , the widow of the assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi , confirmed on Oct. 12 that she would not stand as a candidate in a by-election scheduled for Nov. 16 in her late husband 's Amethi constituency in the state of Uttar Pradesh . |
13 | But a course which only consisted of getting the student on to the inside of one or more disciplines would not count as a course of higher education ; it would merely be a training in those disciplines . |
14 | Jimmy Reddan said the three year sentence for killing and dismembering his sister was ‘ a disgrace ’ and would not act as a deterrent . |
15 | Here partnerships would not act as a proxy or alternative to the local education authority but rather as facilitators , allowing schools and colleges to learn more about accountability , how it is portrayed and realised . |
16 | That appraisal of the Order might have more force if the Order had provided simply that from 31 July any sum to which a person became entitled other than by operation of law would not qualify as a deposit . |
17 | ( 7 ) For the purpose of attending and voting at meetings a member of a recognised body shall not appoint as a proxy or corporate representative any person other than a solicitor who is a member or officer of or who is working in the practice of , or a registered foreign lawyer who is a member or director of , ( a ) the recognised body or ( b ) a recognised body which is itself a member of the recognised body . |
18 | I want to be helpful , although I shall not stand as a referee between the two Front Bench teams . |
19 | ( 1 ) A person who is , or who is in partnership with any person as , a brewer , maltster , distiller , or dealer in or retailer of alcoholic liquor , shall not act as a member of a licensing board for any purpose under this Act . |
20 | ( 3 ) A person who is an employee of a holder of a licence under this Act and any other person engaged in a business which deals in alcoholic liquor , including directors , officers and employees of companies so engaged shall not act as a member of a licensing board for any purpose under this Act . |
21 | ‘ ( 1 ) A recognised body shall not have as a member any person who is not a solicitor , a registered foreign lawyer or a recognised body . |
22 | ( 1 ) A recognised body shall not have as a member any person who is not a solicitor , a registered foreign lawyer or a recognised body . |
23 | ‘ A recognised body shall not have as a director any person who is not a solicitor or a registered foreign lawyer ; provided that all times at least one of the directors shall be a solicitor . ’ |
24 | A recognised body shall not have as a director any person who is not a solicitor or a registered foreign lawyer ; provided that at all times at least one of the directors shall be a solicitor . |
25 | A recognised body shall not have as a director or solicitor or registered foreign lawyer while he is a patient as defined by section 94 of the Mental Health Act 1983 or while he is a person as to whom powers have been exercised under section 98 ( emergency powers ) of that Act and no voting rights shall be exercised in respect of any shares registered in the name of or beneficially owned by such a solicitor or registered foreign lawyer . |
26 | If we do this we shall not claim as the teaching of the Spirit what does not relate to Jesus . |
27 | One private carrier will not carry as a matter of certainty for the same money that another will , as the prospect of a return cargo affects the question . |
28 | However , while the fact that it does lead to the possibility of new tests makes an hypothesis worthy of investigation , it will not rank as an improvement on the problematic theory it is designed to replace until it has survived at least some of those tests . |
29 | My order will not succeed as an order unless the person I am talking to is obliged to clean their boots ( condition 3 ) , and I have the right and the power to make them do so ( condition 4 ) . |
30 | If any one of these conditions is not fulfilled , the utterance will not function as an order . |